Goshen man sentenced to 40 years for attempting to strangle his children

ELKHART COUNTY, Ind. - A Goshen man, Steven L. Jackson, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for pleading guilty to strangling his three daughters. 

The girls almost died during the incident, which occurred on February 26, 2022. 

Jackson previously pleaded guilty for the crime of three counts of attempted murder in November 2023. 

The 50-year-old will serve his time at the Indiana Department of Corrections and will also be on probation for ten years following the prison sentence.